Juvenile arthritis

Every case of juvenile arthritis is unique. I have two children with the illness, but their experiences couldn’t be more different. Like many families with pediatric rheumatic diseases (including JA) it took time for my son,...

Juvenile arthritis is a family diagnosis. While the child who has the condition may have the physical symptoms, the disease can and does affect the entire household. Although every case of JA is different, this far-reaching...

Kids with juvenile arthritis face a number of physical and emotional challenges. Luckily, there are lots of creative and effective treatments that can improve your JA child’s health while also allowing your kid to be a...

By Kimberly Poston Miller The Winter Olympics are here and everyone is watching the world’s best athletes perform acts that seem nearly impossible. Believe it or not, our kids have a lot in common with these athletes....

By Kimberly Poston Miller Juvenile arthritis is about joints, the aches and pains in children right? Well, it is, but that is just one small part of the story. Did you know that JA can affect organs, including the eyes, and...

Temper, temper — you know what I am talking about — the moment your normally sweet, well -behaved child has a meltdown and transforms into a force that should not or cannot be reckoned with. I’m talking about a temper...

Having a child diagnosed with a chronic condition, especially an illness for which there is no cure, divides life into before and after. Much in the same way parents see their lives “before kids” and “after kids,”...

By Kimberly Poston Miller It’s every parent’s nightmare: finding out that your child has been diagnosed with an incurable condition. Your world changes in an instant, and everything is suddenly divided into before and...

By Kimberly Poston Miller It’s a common misconception that arthritis is a condition that plagues the elderly. It absolutely does, but most people don’t realize that kids get arthritis too, and the type they suffer from is...

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kimberly Poston Miller

Kimberly Poston Miller is the mother of two children who live with juvenile arthritis and other related autoimmune conditions. Through the management of her sons’ chronic illnesses, she has become not only an...read more